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Lionel Messi has scored his third goal since the return of La Liga, the converted panenka spot-kick happens to be his 700th professional career goal - a rather late birthday gift for the Argentine who turned 33 on June 24. Messi has now scored 630 goals for Barcelona, and 70 for Argentina. Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo is the only current player other than Messi to have reached this landmark. Ronaldo boasts of 728 goals in 1005 professional appearances for Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Portugal. Messi has however hit the 700 goals landmark in just 862 games for Barcelona and Argentina - in 111 games less than Ronaldo who reached the mark at the end of 2019. These are the top five highest active goal scorers: 1. Cristiano Ronaldo ( Portugal ,  Juventus ):  728 goals (1,005 games) 2. Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona):  700 (862 games) 3.  Zlatan Ibrahimovic  ( Sweden ,  AC Milan ):  540 (907 games) 4.  Luis Suarez  ( Uruguay , Barcelona):  472

Football icon Lionel Messi was born 33 years ago, in Rosario, Argentina. The football prodigy signed up with one of Spain’s top football clubs FC Barcelona at the age of 13 and has achieved a lot since then, setting new benchmarks for others to follow. He made his first-team debut with Barcelona at the age of 17. In his youth, he was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency, but Barcelona agreed to pay for his treatment after signing him. Here are some of the records Lionel Messi holds: H e is a record six-time Ballon d’Or winner. A rgentina all-time top scorer: 70 goals . Argentina all-time most assists: 42 assists . Most European Golden Shoe awards: 6 . Most league goals scored in a season: 50 goals . Most trophies won in Spanish football: 33 trophies . All time Barcelona top scorer in all games: 658 goals . Youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the Champions League . Fastest player to reach 100 UEFA Champions League goals (123 games) . Most consecutive league matches scored

Ivan Rakitic scored the lone goal in Barcelona's win over Athletic Bilbao yesterday evening. Messi is still after his 700th career goal as he failed to find the back of the net during the game. He however provided the assist to Rakitic's goal - Rakitic's first goal of the season with 71 minutes on the clock. Messi has now provided 250 assists for Barcelona. Although Barcelona was the better team, they only had two shots on goal, with Athletic failing to record a single shot on goal. Barcelona also enjoyed the lion's share of ball possession - 73%, while Athletic had 27%. Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stergen enjoyed his fifth clean sheet in a row. Barcelona are now three points ahead of Real Madrid who host Real Mallorca today. The following Barcelona players received a 7/10 performance rating by ESPN: Lionel Messi, Ansu Fati, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Ricard Puig and Ivan Rakitic. Antoine Griezmann, Arturo Vidal, Jordi Alba, Clement Lenglet and Marc-Andr

On Sunday, Brazil, the world's second coronavirus hot spot after the United States, surpassed 50,000 deaths. Brazil is the second country to cross the grim milestone, the first being the United States. The Latin American giant is also faced with political instability and a crippled economy. On Sunday, its total number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 1,085,038 cases (more than 17,000 new infections), while deaths rose to 50,617, up from 49,976 on Saturday. Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been heavily criticized for his response to the coronavirus outbreak in Brazil, given his opposition to lockdowns and refusal to heed to advice given by his own health ministry. His approach has led to the resignation of two doctors as health minister. 

It's June 21st. Happy International Yoga Day! The theme set by United Nations for this year is “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home”. The coronavirus pandemic has more than ever before reinforced the need for home practice. Thanks to modern technology, platforms like YouTube and Zoom allow yogis to practice together online. Online yoga classes are also offered on dedicated yoga teaching platforms like AloYoga and Omstars. And like this year's theme says, practice yoga to boost your health and overall well-being. Like B.K.S. Iyengar said, "health is a state of complete harmony of body, mind, and spirit. When one is free of physical disabilities and mental distractions. The soul opens." Yoga makes us conscious of the duality in us; we are body and mind, never one or the other. We then begin to make choices that enhance our being holistically. Is this food, job, relationship, or lover good for me wholly? Yoga offers many mental and physical benefits. I'll discuss a num

Father's Day is around the corner, and we thought of giving the dads a shout out, and reminding them of their importance in their kids' lives. So this is for fathers, including the expecting fathers. The benefits of a paternal presence in a child's life are collectively called "the father effect". Plenty of scientific literature reveals that affectionate and supportive fathers greatly contribute to their kids' cognitive and social development, and instill an overall sense of well-being and self-confidence in them. A father's rapport with their child also influences what they will seek for in other people and relate with them. A young girl depends on her father for emotional support and security. A dad shows his daughter what a good relationship with a man should be. The daughter to a strong and valiant man will seek similar characteristics in a man when she starts dating. When parented by an involved father, an adolescent girl is more likely to form posi